diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index c6f8bc6729aa..d1d550647cd6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4032,8 +4032,7 @@ smb2_async_readv(struct cifs_readdata *rdata)
 	if (rdata->credits.value > 0) {
 		shdr->CreditCharge = cpu_to_le16(DIV_ROUND_UP(rdata->bytes,
 						SMB2_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE));
-		shdr->CreditRequest =
-			cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(shdr->CreditCharge) + 1);
+		shdr->CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(shdr->CreditCharge) + 8);
 
 		rc = adjust_credits(server, &rdata->credits, rdata->bytes);
 		if (rc)
@@ -4339,8 +4338,7 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 	if (wdata->credits.value > 0) {
 		shdr->CreditCharge = cpu_to_le16(DIV_ROUND_UP(wdata->bytes,
 						    SMB2_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE));
-		shdr->CreditRequest =
-			cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(shdr->CreditCharge) + 1);
+		shdr->CreditRequest = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(shdr->CreditCharge) + 8);
 
 		rc = adjust_credits(server, &wdata->credits, wdata->bytes);
 		if (rc)